News: PFT: Dak Prescott has 2025 cap number of nearly $90 million

Chasing6 said:
Not possible to be an indictment on Dak. 100% GM Jethro.
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Again, IF the team doesn't restructure Dak this year (IMO they absolutely will) it would be a huge indictment on how they see Dak as the future QB of the franchise. I literally can't imagine anyone could see it any differently. I mean if they choose after less than 6 months into the largest contract ever given to an NFL player to take a $90M cap hit for the sole purpose of whittling down his dead money instead of restructuring it, even though they have always restructured him in the past and it will severely hurt our ability to operate, I can't see how a person could take it any other way
 
Jarntt said:
Again, IF the team doesn't restructure Dak this year (IMO they absolutely will) it would be a huge indictment on how they see Dak as the future QB of the franchise. I literally can't imagine anyone could see it any differently. I mean if they choose after less than 6 months into the largest contract ever given to an NFL player to take a $90M cap hit for the sole purpose of whittling down his dead money instead of restructuring it, even though they have always restructured him in the past and it will severely hurt our ability to operate, I can't see how a person could take it any other way
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I don't see it that way. Either way it is getting paid. 96.25% of the $240M was guaranteed. When and how they chose to allocate it, is pretty irrelevant at this point.

If they draft a QB in the first 3 rounds, that would be more of an indictment in my opinion. Plus GM Jethro does not like admitting to mistakes.
 
Reality said:

Dak Prescott has 2025 cap number of nearly $90 million​

With the Cowboys a season away from seeing quarterback Dak Prescott hit the open market, they blinked. As the 2025 league year approaches, they might be dry heaving.

Prescott’s latest contract comes with a cap number of $89.896 million in 2025.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...cott-has-2025-cap-number-of-nearly-90-million
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Pay the man, don't play with his contract and end up with this bum any longer than we have to. I personally hope the Boys tank big time in 2025 and win the Manning sweepstakes in 2026!
 
JonesBoys said:
They don’t have a team capable of competeing for a Super Bowl this year. Hell they will more than likely finish 3rd in their one division. Eat the money this year with Dak so they can move on sooner rather than later. This team should be in rebuild mode now. Stop making moves that keep you 500. Rip the band aid off.
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Tape a salt tablet on and keep up the work. The talent levels will still be strong.
 
The Cowboys could swing this trade with the New York Giants to move up to the third overall pick and select Shedeur Sanders.

  • Cowboys receive: No.3 overall pick
  • Giants receive: No. 12 overall pick, No. 44 overall pick, 2026 first-round pick and 2026 third-round pick
Prescott has an $89 million cap hit for 2025 and a $60 million-plus cap hit from 2026-2028. His contract will be restructured, but he still has failed to reach an NFC Championship Game in his career. The gap between the Cowboys and Commanders or Eagles is quite evident. The Cowboys could draft Sanders, let him learn for a year and then trade Prescott.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl...sanders-dak-prescott/b80d8863735032e861bd59c4

?
 
Chasing6 said:
I don't see it that way. Either way it is getting paid. 96.25% of the $240M was guaranteed. When and how they chose to allocate it, is pretty irrelevant at this point.

If they draft a QB in the first 3 rounds, that would be more of an indictment in my opinion. Plus GM Jethro does not like admitting to mistakes.
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That's not necessarily true and if they don't restructure him this year (again I think that is unlikely) we are headed for one of these scenarios probably not kicking in.
  • $40M 2026 salary fully guarantees March 16, 2025 (injury guaranteed at signing)
  • $45M 2027 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2026 (injury guaranteed at signing)
  • $17M of 2028 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2027 (injury guaranteed at signing)
 
Reality said:

Dak Prescott has 2025 cap number of nearly $90 million​

With the Cowboys a season away from seeing quarterback Dak Prescott hit the open market, they blinked. As the 2025 league year approaches, they might be dry heaving.

Prescott’s latest contract comes with a cap number of $89.896 million in 2025.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...cott-has-2025-cap-number-of-nearly-90-million
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As much as people like focusing on Dak's current contract number, they seem to forget the fact that Jerry and company didn't spend the extra money they had when Dak was on a very cheap rookie deal.
 
CCBoy said:
The Cowboys could swing this trade with the New York Giants to move up to the third overall pick and select Shedeur Sanders.

  • Cowboys receive: No.3 overall pick
  • Giants receive: No. 12 overall pick, No. 44 overall pick, 2026 first-round pick and 2026 third-round pick
Prescott has an $89 million cap hit for 2025 and a $60 million-plus cap hit from 2026-2028. His contract will be restructured, but he still has failed to reach an NFC Championship Game in his career. The gap between the Cowboys and Commanders or Eagles is quite evident. The Cowboys could draft Sanders, let him learn for a year and then trade Prescott.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl...sanders-dak-prescott/b80d8863735032e861bd59c4

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Awful idea.

The team already has enough holes to fill without trading away our draft capital.
 
...I think 2025, is Dak's signature year. If he has another flop, dont think he comes back for 26'.
 
Smith22 said:
As much as people like focusing on Dak's current contract number, they seem to forget the fact that Jerry and company didn't spend the extra money they had when Dak was on a very cheap rookie deal.
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We were still paying Romo.
 
Restructuring changes only the timing of the cap hit. The sooner Dallas takes the hit, the sooner they move past it.

This contract is the perfect example of the "genius" that is Jerry Jones, and why it's been decades since any real success.
 
StylisticS said:
Yeah I think 2027 at best is where the team could get a top qb. I don’t expect much from Dak in the coming years.
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I need to see what FA and draft brings before I have expectations of the team

I’m a bit concerned with Daks lower extremity injury history. ( no jokes necessary). It’s beginning to accumulate and he wasn’t exactly fleet of foot before all these injuries

Daks Oline will need upgraded we’ll see what happens
 
That was the owners decision to structure this way, not the QB.

Lamar Jackson took 1074 total snaps in 2024, he passed or rushed for 613 of those snaps.

That accounts for him personally spearheading 57% of the offensive plays.

Divide the snaps up reasonably:

10% Special Teams

45% Defense

45% Offense

You can easily see why Agents and Owners agree on the 20% average annual vs team cap at time of signing.

If my math is correct, that's 25.65% of the teams plays are in Jackson's hands.

The QB pay argument is played out and been solved...by the agents and owners.

I may have miscalculated somewhere but the point still stands
 
I suspect that with the current trend of running QBs being able to stress out a defense for easy yards, more teams will go that route until fans get fed up or teams complain it's too easy for the offense.

Until then, I think we see agents pushing for even more percentage of cap for elite running QBs that can throw good too.

This board will ha e a meltdown lol...and I'm ready for it.

The QB will be spearheading more plays while also exposing himself to injury...which means asking for higher wages.
 
This is why I can never feel sorry for Gimp Prescott. My gawd the grift of that contract!
 
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